Global Patent Index - EP 1115317 B1

EP 1115317 B1 20030702 - DEVICE FOR PRODUCING MILK FROTH FOR CAPPUCCINO

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR PRODUCING MILK FROTH FOR CAPPUCCINO

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON MILCHSCHAUM FÜR CAPPUCCINO

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE PRODUCTION D'ECUME DE LAIT POUR CAPUCCINO

Publication

EP 1115317 B1 20030702 (DE)

Application

EP 99969317 A 19990922

Priority

  • DE 29817116 U 19980924
  • EP 9907047 W 19990922

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0016674A1] The invention relates to a device for producing milk froth for cappuccino, comprising a nozzle arrangement (1, 2), which is located downstream of a steam pipe (6) and which has a vacuum chamber (3) into which a milk delivery line (6) opens. An air channel (8) in the inventive device is connected to said milk delivery line (6) upstream of the vacuum chamber (3). An emulsifying chamber (9) is located downstream of the vacuum chamber (3), said emulsifying chamber having a chamber wall, a floor with a central flow-diverting raised part and an outlet. A settling section (16) adjoins said outlet. The emulsifying chamber (9), which is configured without any separate air inlets, has at least two gradually widening, free cross-sections in the main direction (10) of flow for the fine-pored emulsification of the milk froth. The central flow-diverting raised part around the outlet in the floor is configured as a flow trap, diverting a mixture that is produced essentially in the main direction of flow so that it travels in essentially the opposite direction to the main direction of flow.

IPC 1-7

A47J 31/44

IPC 8 full level

A47J 31/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47J 31/4485 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 261/16 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 261/76 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 29817116 U1 19981217; DE 59906203 D1 20030807; EP 1115317 A1 20010718; EP 1115317 B1 20030702; ES 2207984 T3 20040601; US 6499389 B1 20021231; WO 0016674 A1 20000330

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 29817116 U 19980924; DE 59906203 T 19990922; EP 9907047 W 19990922; EP 99969317 A 19990922; ES 99969317 T 19990922; US 78780301 A 20010323